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TROX vs. CC, DOW, HUN, KRO, and OLN

Should you buy Tronox stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Tronox with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Tronox include Chemours (CC), DOW (DOW), Huntsman (HUN), Kronos Worldwide (KRO), and Olin (OLN). These companies are all part of the "chem - diversifd" industry.

How does Tronox compare to Chemours?

Chemours (NYSE:CC) and Tronox (NYSE:TROX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Chemours has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tronox has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Tronox had 7 more articles in the media than Chemours. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Tronox and 7 mentions for Chemours. Chemours' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Tronox's score of -0.15 indicating that Chemours is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chemours	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tronox	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

76.3% of Chemours shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Tronox shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Chemours shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tronox shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Chemours has higher revenue and earnings than Tronox. Chemours is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tronox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chemours	$5.82B	0.64	-$386M	-$2.64	N/A
Tronox	$2.92B	0.46	-$470M	-$2.92	N/A

Chemours pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Chemours pays out -13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tronox pays out -6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Chemours has a net margin of -6.82% compared to Tronox's net margin of -15.82%. Chemours' return on equity of 52.49% beat Tronox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chemours	-6.82%	52.49%	1.78%
Tronox	-15.82%	-19.93%	-4.86%

Chemours currently has a consensus target price of $23.09, suggesting a potential downside of 7.00%. Tronox has a consensus target price of $6.60, suggesting a potential downside of 22.72%. Given Chemours' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Chemours is more favorable than Tronox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chemours	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Tronox	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Summary

Chemours beats Tronox on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tronox compare to DOW?

DOW (NYSE:DOW) and Tronox (NYSE:TROX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

DOW has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tronox has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

DOW currently has a consensus target price of $41.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.62%. Tronox has a consensus target price of $6.60, suggesting a potential downside of 22.72%. Given DOW's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe DOW is more favorable than Tronox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DOW	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Tronox	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

DOW pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. DOW pays out -35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tronox pays out -6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. DOW is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Tronox had 12 more articles in the media than DOW. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Tronox and 2 mentions for DOW. DOW's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Tronox's score of -0.15 indicating that DOW is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DOW	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tronox	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Tronox has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DOW. DOW is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tronox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DOW	$39.97B	0.70	-$2.62B	-$3.99	N/A
Tronox	$2.92B	0.46	-$470M	-$2.92	N/A

64.0% of DOW shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Tronox shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of DOW shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tronox shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

DOW has a net margin of -7.24% compared to Tronox's net margin of -15.82%. DOW's return on equity of -4.29% beat Tronox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DOW	-7.24%	-4.29%	-1.29%
Tronox	-15.82%	-19.93%	-4.86%

Summary

DOW beats Tronox on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tronox compare to Huntsman?

Tronox (NYSE:TROX) and Huntsman (NYSE:HUN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Huntsman has a net margin of -5.83% compared to Tronox's net margin of -15.82%. Huntsman's return on equity of -4.60% beat Tronox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tronox	-15.82%	-19.93%	-4.86%
Huntsman	-5.83%	-4.60%	-1.93%

73.4% of Tronox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Tronox shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Huntsman shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Tronox currently has a consensus target price of $6.60, suggesting a potential downside of 22.72%. Huntsman has a consensus target price of $13.00, suggesting a potential downside of 9.11%. Given Huntsman's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Huntsman is more favorable than Tronox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tronox	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Huntsman	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93

In the previous week, Tronox had 11 more articles in the media than Huntsman. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Tronox and 3 mentions for Huntsman. Huntsman's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Tronox's score of -0.15 indicating that Huntsman is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tronox	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Huntsman	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Huntsman has higher revenue and earnings than Tronox. Huntsman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tronox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tronox	$2.92B	0.46	-$470M	-$2.92	N/A
Huntsman	$5.68B	0.44	-$284M	-$1.92	N/A

Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Huntsman pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Tronox pays out -6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntsman pays out -18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Huntsman has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Huntsman is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Tronox has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Huntsman has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Huntsman beats Tronox on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tronox compare to Kronos Worldwide?

Tronox (NYSE:TROX) and Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Kronos Worldwide has a net margin of -7.12% compared to Tronox's net margin of -15.82%. Kronos Worldwide's return on equity of -15.01% beat Tronox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tronox	-15.82%	-19.93%	-4.86%
Kronos Worldwide	-7.12%	-15.01%	-6.33%

73.4% of Tronox shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Tronox shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Kronos Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Tronox currently has a consensus target price of $6.60, suggesting a potential downside of 22.72%. Kronos Worldwide has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential downside of 17.45%. Given Kronos Worldwide's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kronos Worldwide is more favorable than Tronox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tronox	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Kronos Worldwide	3 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.25

In the previous week, Tronox had 7 more articles in the media than Kronos Worldwide. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Tronox and 7 mentions for Kronos Worldwide. Kronos Worldwide's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Tronox's score of -0.15 indicating that Kronos Worldwide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tronox	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kronos Worldwide	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Kronos Worldwide has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tronox. Kronos Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tronox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tronox	$2.92B	0.46	-$470M	-$2.92	N/A
Kronos Worldwide	$1.88B	0.44	-$110.90M	-$1.16	N/A

Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Kronos Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Tronox pays out -6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kronos Worldwide pays out -17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Kronos Worldwide is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Tronox has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kronos Worldwide has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

Summary

Tronox and Kronos Worldwide tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Tronox compare to Olin?

Olin (NYSE:OLN) and Tronox (NYSE:TROX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Olin has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Tronox has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Olin presently has a consensus target price of $27.92, suggesting a potential upside of 0.58%. Tronox has a consensus target price of $6.60, suggesting a potential downside of 22.72%. Given Olin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Olin is more favorable than Tronox.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Olin	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.19
Tronox	4 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Olin has higher revenue and earnings than Tronox. Olin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tronox, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Olin	$6.78B	0.47	-$100.50M	-$1.12	N/A
Tronox	$2.92B	0.46	-$470M	-$2.92	N/A

In the previous week, Olin had 3 more articles in the media than Tronox. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Olin and 14 mentions for Tronox. Olin's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Tronox's score of -0.15 indicating that Olin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Olin	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tronox	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Olin pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Tronox pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Olin pays out -71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tronox pays out -6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Olin is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

88.7% of Olin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of Tronox shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Olin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Tronox shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Olin has a net margin of -1.89% compared to Tronox's net margin of -15.82%. Olin's return on equity of -4.68% beat Tronox's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Olin	-1.89%	-4.68%	-1.18%
Tronox	-15.82%	-19.93%	-4.86%

Summary

Olin beats Tronox on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TROX vs. The Competition

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Metric	Tronox	CHEM Industry	Materials Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.35B	$13.75B	$4.96B	$23.00B
Dividend Yield	2.29%	2.22%	4.97%	4.07%
P/E Ratio	-2.92	38.24	23.69	28.39
Price / Sales	0.46	2.01	7,251.62	39.21
Price / Cash	18.50	12.57	27.65	25.11
Price / Book	1.03	2.11	7.00	4.76
Net Income	-$470M	$179.02M	$159.01M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	1.02%	5.48%	1.92%	-0.74%
1 Month Performance	-7.97%	8.23%	2.58%	1.74%
1 Year Performance	53.60%	45.40%	86.07%	25.05%

Tronox Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
TROX Tronox	1.2286 of 5 stars	$8.54 -2.8%	$6.60 -22.7%	+54.5%	$1.35B	$2.92B	N/A	5,700	Ex-Dividend Analyst Downgrade
CC Chemours	3.1957 of 5 stars	$27.22 -1.9%	$20.70 -23.9%	+114.1%	$4.16B	$5.81B	N/A	5,700	Analyst Forecast
DOW DOW	2.6837 of 5 stars	$40.52 +0.6%	$41.22 +1.7%	+26.2%	$29.04B	$39.97B	N/A	34,600	Analyst Upgrade
HUN Huntsman	1.839 of 5 stars	$14.23 -2.8%	$12.60 -11.4%	+11.0%	$2.55B	$5.68B	N/A	6,000
KRO Kronos Worldwide	0.7661 of 5 stars	$7.41 -6.0%	$6.00 -19.0%	-5.5%	$906.62M	$1.86B	N/A	2,263	News Coverage Dividend Announcement

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